The dictionaries seem to have only one pronunciation. I have two. The verb means to take something, the adjective means its modifier is the right thing to do or to take. I say verb: a-PRO-pri-ATE, with the secondary emphasis on ATE. I say the adjective: a-PRO-pri-uht, where "uh" is my alphabet-only pronunciation symbol for a schwa.

Philip Hudson wrote:The dictionaries seem to have only one pronunciation. I have two. The verb means to take something, the adjective means its modifier is the right thing to do or to take. I say verb: a-PRO-pri-ATE, with the secondary emphasis on ATE. I say the adjective: a-PRO-pri-uht, where "uh" is my alphabet-only pronunciation symbol for a schwa.

All my paper dictionaries say the same. Have not checkedthe online ones.